Ashwagandha Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings

Ashwagandha Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings





  • Potential source of hypoglycemic, diuretic and hypocholesterolemic agents.
    – Indian J Exp Biol 2000 Jun;38(6):607-9 — Hypoglycemic, diuretic and hypocholesterolemic effect of winter cherry (Withania somnifera, Dunal) root. — Andallu B, Radhika B. — Department of Home Science, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur 515001, India.

  • Should not used in combination with sedative drugs
    – Phytomedicine 2000 Dec;7(6):463-9 — Anxiolytic-antidepressant activity of Withania somnifera glycowithanolides: an experimental study. — Bhattacharya SK, Bhattacharya A, Sairam K, Ghosal S.

  • Concluded that extracts of the plant has a direct spermatogenic influence on the seminiferous tubules of immature rats presumably by exerting a testosterone-like effect.
    – J Ethnopharmacol 2001 Apr;75(1):1-4 — The effect of aqueous extracts of Cynomorium coccineum and Withania somnifera on testicular development in immature Wistar rats. — Abdel-Magied EM, Abdel-Rahman HA, Harraz FM.














last update: March 2014



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